The inaugural exhibition in the new space will be Shelter: Rethinking how we live in Los Angeles, featuring the work of Los Angeles–based architecture and design practices Bureau Spectacular, LA-Más, Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects, MAD Architects, PAR, and wHY. The exhibition will open August 20.

The mission of A+D Museum is to celebrate and promote an awareness of progressive architecture and design in everyday life through exhibits, educational programs, and public outreach. A+D Museum was established in 2001 and was originally housed in the historic Bradbury Building in DTLA. The institution was forced to relocate from its most recent location on Los Angeles’s Museum Row to make way for the Metro Purple Line Extension.